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You're watching NASA Direct. Now on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Passing the test_ Space Shuttle Discovery gets an excellent grade on its tanking test in preparation for launch. Then, closing up_ Raffello's hatch closes, ready for its trip to the ISS. And work progresses on orbiter Atlantis. NASA's Space Shuttle Status Report starts right now_ Intro Music. I'm Jessica Rye at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and this is the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report. We're just four weeks away from the opening of the launch window for STS-114, NASA's Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station. Now at the launch pad, final checkout on Space Shuttle Discovery is picking up_ On Thursday, April 14, 2005, a successful 'tanking test' was performed under simulated launch conditions on Discovery's External Tank. The Rotating Service Structure rolled back prior to the tanking test and at 8:14 a.m., the fueling began with the flowing of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen into the tank. Later, the ice debris team carefully inspected the tank for frost and ice buildup. Some ice is expected when propellants are loaded into the tank. The team reported both the tank and the vehicle were